Khalifa Khalifa

Journalist, researcher, and host of the podcast “The Caliphs’ Rebellion,” a Tel Aviv University graduate and an expert on the Druze world and the Middle East from a unique perspective you will not hear anywhere else.

Are we witnessing the birth of a new Druze nationalism?

Is Suwayda in 2025 the Druze declaration of independence — or another station on the road to assimilation under a new Islamist regime?

The dramatic events in Suwayda have put the question of Druze sovereignty back on the table.

Is the vision of a Druze state — raised as early as 1967 in Yigal Allon’s initiative — becoming relevant again?

If you, too, are asking yourself:

▪️ Who are the Druze, really?

▪️ Why do they not declare independence?

▪️ And what does all this mean for Israel?

📌 The lecture “The Druze State” was built specifically to provide answers — and to raise new questions.

It is a rare opportunity to delve into realities that most of the Israeli public has never encountered.

The lecture covers:

🔸 Druze history and heritage

🔸 The uprising against the Assad regime and the current struggle against the Jolani regime

🔸 Druze identity across Syria, Lebanon and Israel

🔸 The question of independence — vision or illusion?